Invasive species wreaking havoc in Ohio

Man should bow to Mother Nature's wisdom of the ages

1:28 PM,
Sep. 13, 2013

Written by

Dick Martin
CentralOhio.com

Over the past few centuries people have learned some hard lessons when it comes to animals and even plants, lessons that are still being learned.

Plants and animals have, over hundreds of thousands of years, changed, adapted, and learned to live with each other in a finely tuned balance of nature. Predators adapt and find ways to catch prey. Prey animals adapt and find ways to escape predators. They balance and keep each other under control.

But man likes to believe he's smarter than Old Mother Nature and has frequently introduced alien animals and plants into new environments where they have ...